STAGE 2 DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY - Communications Products - GRAPHIC DESIGN
Over the year you will investigate, plan, produce and evaluate a Communications Products that uses Graphic Design processes. The course will focus on developing basic skills in digital graphics, desktop publishing and film. You will use computer programs including Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, After Effects, IMovie and even IPad / Web applications. You will be expected to produce both a Minor and Major product. The Products will be centred around an awareness issue: i.e: healthy eating, cyber safety, RSPCA, No Germs, housing, Stolen Generations, environmental.
Your products need to communicate to a particular audience about a particular issue.
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INVESTIGATION > PLANNING > PRODUCTION > EVALUATION
You will produce a:
  1. Major Product (either film or print - see list below)
  2. Minor Product (large format poster)
  3. Deign Folio based on the Major Product, and
  4. Series of Skills Tasks
There are 8 Assessments for this subject across 3 Assessment Types – Skills 20%, Folio 30% and Product 50%.

MAJOR PRODUCT OPTIONS (choose 1)
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Option A
TV Commercial/s (Min 2 minutes)
Photoshop, After Effects, Premier Pro, IMovie
Include:
  • Animated images
  • Type, images and sound,
  • Title, information, credits
Option BComic Book (min 12 pages)
Photoshop, In-Design, Illustrator, IPad Apps
Include both Images & Typography

  • Cover
  • Page layouts
  • Story
  • Photo / drawn images


Option C
Set of Campaign Materials (Set of 5 items)
Photoshop, In-Design, Illustrator
Include:
  • Logo
  • Stationery (business card)
  • Advertising (print-B/W, web ad-RGB)
  • Signage (pull up or hanging banners)
  • Promotions (stickers, flyers or T-Shirts)
Option D
Cook Book / Calendar (min 12 pages)
Photoshop, In-Design, Illustrator
Include both Images & Typography
  • Cover
  • Page layouts
  • Information (recipes / calendar dates)
  • Images (edited
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Large Format Poster A1/A2
Include:
  • Main image
  • Background image
  • Heading
  • Description text
  • Contact info